Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: pathophysiology and imaging findings

SY Rodriguez-Takeuchi, ME Renjifo, FJ Medina - Radiographics, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) represents approximately 15% of all TB infections. It is
difficult to diagnose on the basis of imaging characteristics and clinical symptoms, and …

Tuberculosis related disability: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KA Alene, K Wangdi, S Colquhoun, K Chani, T Islam… - BMC medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background The sustainable development goals aim to improve health for all by 2030. They
incorporate ambitious goals regarding tuberculosis (TB), which may be a significant cause of …

Delays in the diagnosis and treatment of bone and joint tuberculosis in the United Kingdom

C Broderick, S Hopkins, DJF Mack… - The bone & joint …, 2018 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims Tuberculosis (TB) infection of bones and joints accounts for 6.7% of TB cases in
England, and is associated with significant morbidity and disability. Public Health England …

Pathogenesis, diagnostic challenges, and risk factors of Pott's disease

I Glassman, KH Nguyen, J Giess, C Alcantara… - Clinics and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tuberculosis (TB) prevalence is increasing in developed nations and continuing to cause
significant mortality in low-and middle-income countries. As a result of the uptick in cases …

The Global Spine Care Initiative: public health and prevention interventions for common spine disorders in low-and middle-income communities

BN Green, CD Johnson, S Haldeman, EJ Kane… - European Spine …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study was to develop recommendations for prevention
interventions for spinal disorders that could be delivered globally, but especially in …

Debridement, interbody graft using titanium mesh cages, posterior instrumentation and fusion in the surgical treatment of multilevel noncontiguous spinal tuberculosis …

YX Wang, HQ Zhang, M Li, M Tang, C Guo, A Deng… - Injury, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose To analyse the efficacy and feasibility of surgical management for elderly patients
with multilevel non-contiguous spinal tuberculosis (MNSTB) by using one-stage posterior …

One-stage posterior focus debridement, interbody graft using titanium mesh cages, posterior instrumentation and fusion in the surgical treatment of lumbo-sacral …

YX Wang, HQ Zhang, W Liao, M Tang, C Guo… - International …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Aged patients represent a high risk group for acquiring spinal tuberculosis, and it
still remains a leading cause of kyphosis and paraplegia in developing nations. Aged …

Single-stage transpedicular decompression, debridement, posterior instrumentation, and fusion for thoracic tuberculosis with kyphosis and spinal cord compression in …

C Luo, X Wang, P Wu, L Ge, H Zhang, J Hu - The Spine Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Background context The single-stage posterior approach only for spinal tuberculosis (TB)
has been reported by some surgeons recently, but few studies have reported single-stage …

Candidate biomarkers to distinguish spinal tuberculosis from mechanical back pain in a tuberculosis endemic setting

TN Mann, JH Davis, G Walzl, CG Beltran… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Spinal tuberculosis (TB) may have a variable, non-specific presentation
including back pain with-or without-constitutional symptoms. Further tools are needed to aid …

Treatment for tuberculosis of the subaxial cervical spine: a systematic review

B Yuan, Y Zhao, S Zhou, Z Wang, X Chen… - Archives of Orthopaedic …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To systematically review the clinical manifestations and treatment outcomes of
patients with subaxial cervical spinal tuberculosis (SCS-TB) and evaluate the current …